Measuring-faucet.



W. H. HOLMES. MEASURING FAUGBT.

APPLIOATIQN FILED 00114, 1912.

Patented Mar. 24, 1914 CDLUMII'A lil-A NDCRAPB CG., VIMINGKUN. D. C.

WESLEY H. HOLMES, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

MEASURINGr-FAUCET'.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 24, 1914.

Application led October 14, 1912. Serial No. 725,576.

To all flo/0m t may concern Be it known that I, VESLEY H. HOLMES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of lsconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Measuring-Faucets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements 1 n measuring faucets, and the object in view 1s the simplifying and increasing ofthe eiiiciency thereof.

lVith this and further objects in view, as will in part hereinafter become apparent and in part be stated, `the invention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts as herein specified and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 1s a longitudinal, vertical central section through a faucet embodying the features of the present invention, parts being seenlin elevation. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation thereofvwith the cover plate removed and parts broken away for disclosing the inspection opening. Fig. 3 is a tranverse vertical section taken on the plane indicated by line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail plan View of a fragment of the gear casing, illustrat-V ing the inspection opening, parts being broken away for wheels. y

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 indicates the tube of a faucet which, at its outer end, communicates with a gear casing 2, which in turn opens into the discharge spout 3, the latter being controlled by a plug or other suitable valve'4, Vconnected to andV adapted to be actuated by an operating handle 5. The free end of the tube 1 may be threaded or otherwise formed to be connected to a supply container 6.

The gear casing 2 is preferably annular' in form and divided into a fluid chamber 2 and a gear chamber 2 by a dividing wall or partition 7. For facility of access to interior parts, the chamber 2 is closed by a removable head or cover plate 8 and the chamber 2 is similarly closed by a like cover plate or head 9. Vithin the chamber 2 is arranged a power wheel 10 which is keyed to a shaft 11, the latter being journaled in and extending through the partition wall 7. A stuffing box 12 is preferably employed to prevent leakage about the disclosing the number v shaft 11. VIt will be noted particularly from Fig. 1 that the axis of the shaft 11 is sufficiently below the lineof the tube 1 to insure rotation of the power wheel 10 when liquid is permit-ted to flow from the tube l past the wheel and out through the discharge spout 3. The oppositevend portion ofthe shaft 1l from that engaged by the wheel 10 ixedly carries a pinion 13 which meshes with a gear 14 fixed to a counter-shaft 15 Journaled in a lug 16 outstanding from the partition wall 7. A pinion 17 is fixed to `the shaft 15 adjacent to the gear 14 so as to be driven thereby, and the pinion 17 meshes with a gear 18 which is mounted loosely on the shaft 11. The gear 18 in turn meshes with a gear 19 fixed to the shaft 20, which latter is journaled in a portion of the cover plate 9 at one end and at the other end in a portion of the partition wall 7. The gear 19 in turn meshes with an internally toothed ring 21 which constitutes one of the number wheels and is accordingly provided on its periphery with suitable legends, as for instance digits, as seen in Fig. 4, for indicating the relative quant-ity of liquid discharged proportionate, of course, to the extent of rotation of the wheel 10. The number wheel 21 may represent any selected quantity of liquid, according to the ratio of teeth of the chain of gearing above described transmitting power from Vthe wheel 10 to said number wheel, and the legends on the periphery of the wheel 21 w1ll,\of course, accord with a selected quantity relative to such gearing as, for instance,

if the wheel 21 is geared to represent pints,

the periphery of the wheel may be provided with appropriate legends as, for instance, 0-1-0-1,'indicating, whenthe wheel 21 is turned a distance betweenl two of the digits, that a pint has been discharged. Y

Fixed to the shaft 20 isa gear 22 meshing with an internally toothed ring 23 which constitutes another number wheel, arranged at one side of the 'number wheel 21. At one side of the number wheel 23 is arranged a third number wheel 24 which comprises an internally toothed ring meshing with a'gear 25 fixed to the shaft 20. The ratio'of the gearing will, of course, be proportionate to the results to be disclosed by the respective wheels as, for instance, the gear 22 may be provided with the requisite relative number of teeth for rotating the number wheel 23 at a rate indicating quarts and the gear 25 may be proportioned for rotating the number wheel 24 at a rate indicating gallons, and in each instancel the legends applied to the periphery of the respective Wheels will appropriately correspond so that if the number wheel 21 is considered the pints wheel and the wheels 23 and 24 the quarts and gallons wheels, respectively, the periphery of the wheel 23 will be provided with the digits 0-1-2-3-0-1-2-3, etc., and the wheel 24 will be provided with the cardinals arranged in numerical succession to a number as high as applicable for the circumference of the wheel and the relative movement thereof.

The gear housing 2 is preferably formed with an aperture 26 opening into the chamber 2 and constituting the inspection opening of the apparatus, the aperture being shaped and dimensioned to expose a suflicient portion of each of the wheels 21, 23 and 24 t0 display a digit on each wheel. rIhe inspection opening 26 may be covered by a glass or other suitable transparent plate.

In operation, the handle 5 is manipulated, permitting the discharge of fluid through the spout 3 and the wheel 10 is thereby driven a distance proportionate to the quantity of liquid discharged. During the rotation of the wheel 10, all of the gears above described are actuated and the wheel 21, starting with the Zero point will first indicate that one pint has been discharged as the first digit 1 appears at the inspection opening 26 and in a continued rotation of the wheel 21, the next digit which appears will be naught, the wheel 23 having moved a distance from its zero point to the first digit or l, thus supplementing the indication of the wheel 21 and showing that a quart has been discharged. This operation will continue as long as the liquid is permitted to be discharged, successive pints and quarts being indicated until the second Zero point of the quarts 'wheel 23 is reached, whereupon the wheel 24 will have moved the distance of one of its digits, thus supplementing the indication of the wheel 23 showing that a gallon has been discharged. It is thus observed that the quantity of liquid discharged is registered during the course l of the discharge, and the disposition of the wheels 21, 23 and 24 will also serve as an indicating means so that the quantity of liquid discharged remains indicated from the time the discharge is cut olf until the next succeeding time that the valve is opened.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a faucet of the class described, the combination with a gear housing, of a power wheel arranged therein to be actuated by the liquid passing through said housing, an internally toothed ring mounted to rotate within the housing, and gearing connecting the power wheel with said ring for actuating the same proportionately with the quantity of liquid passing the power wheel, the periphery of said ring being formed with legends for indicat-ing relative movement thereof, the gear casing being formed with an inspection opening disclosing a portion of the periphery of said ring suiiiciently for displaying one of its legends.

2. In a faucet of the class described, the combination with an annular gear casing, of a power wheel disposed to be rotated proportionately7 to the quantity of passing liquid, a shaft fixed to the power wheel and extending into the gear casing, an internally toothed ring surrounding and disposed concentric with said shaft, and gears connected to transmit motion from the shaft to said ring in a ratio proportionate to the quantity of liquid passing the power wheel, said ring being disposed for displaying such relative quantity of liquid.

3. rIlhe combination with a gear casing, of a partition wall dividing said casing into a liquid chamber and a gear chamber, a power wheel disposed within the liquid chamber,

means for directing liquid past the power wheel in position for actuating the same relative to the quantity of passing liquid, a shaft carrying the power wheel and extending into the gear chamber, a plurality of number wheels disposed within the gear chamber, and gearing within said number wheels for transmitting motion vfrom said shaft to the number wheels in a ratio proportionate to the quantity of passing liquid, each number wheel being provided with legends indicating the relative values proportionate to the respective movements of such wheels, and the gear casing being formed with an inspection opening for displaying such legends.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IVESLEY H. HOLMES. Witnesses Jol-IN I. KINSEY, LEER. llVi-irrnnr.

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